Recorder for cash-drawers



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RBGORDER POR CASH DRAWBRS. No. 402,797. Patented May '7, 1889.

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RBGORDBR POR CASH DRAWBRS.

No. 402,797. Patented May 7, 1889.

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RBGORDBR FOR GASH DRAWBRS.

No. 402,797. PatentedMay 7, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DTILLIAM l. lFLOOD, OF FRANKLIN FALLS, NEV HAMPSHIRE.

RECORDER FOR CASH-DRAWERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 402,797, dated May "1', 1889. Application filed January S, 1889. Serial No. 295,309. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, XVILLIAM I. BLOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin Falls, in the county of Merrimac and State of New llampshire, have invented ocrtain new and Improved Recorders for Cash- Drawers, ot' which the following is a speciti cation.

This invention relates to devices calculated to prevent errors in the cash in change or cash drawers, the objects of the invention being to provide in an attachment to cashdrawers a convenient tablet or paper roll upon which to record all amounts taken from or placed within said drawer, and means whereby saidvpaper is made to move with each closing movement of the cash-drawer sut'iiciently to substitute a blank space upon which to record a transaction for that containing the record of the previous transaction, all of which will be clearly noted in the following specifi cation and claims, and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming an inseparable part thereof, of which- 1 Figure l is a sectional elevation of the standard i'or carrying the paper roll, a drum upon which that part of the paper containing the record is wound, a ratchet-wheel for rotating said drum, and said paper roll being shown in their proper position thereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view oi' those parts of my improved mechanism shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical section. Fig. l is a broken elevation showing a portion ol a counter, a portion of a cash-drawer, and the door of a case, in which the standard shown in Figs. l, 2, and and part oi the operating mechanism for moving the paper maybe inclosed. Fig. 5 is a dctached cross-sectional view of said case. Fig. 6 is a section taken through the said case and the counter, showing the attached mechanism in elevation and the ratchet-wheel oi' the standard in dotted lines. Fig. 7 is a like view of the same parts as when the cash-drawer is opened. Fig. S is a detached elevation of a bell-crank, O, by which motion is communicated to the mechanism wit-hin. the case. Fig. 9 is an edge view of the same part. Fig. l0

is an elevation of the same part, showing the Fig. ll

reverse side to that shown in Fig. S.

shows a portion ot that side of the cash-drawer adjacent to the case containing my improved mechanism, having attached a cam l'or moving the bell-crank O, (shown in Fig. 8,) and showing in dotted lines the said bell-crank in relative position thereto, as shown, when the cash-drawer is closed. Fig. l2 is a like view of the same parts, as shown, when the cash drawer is opened. Fig. i3 is a plan view oi' that portion of a counter in which is formed the opening for exposing the paper upon which to make a record, showing the spring-cover for same as when opened. Fig. li is a similar view in which the spring-cover for said opening is down or closed. Fig. 15 is a side elevation, in detail, of the pawl for moving the ratchet-wheel. Fig. lG is a front end view ot same.

The same reference-letters indicate the same or corresponding parts throughout the various views.

A case, A, is preferably formed ot' metal and provided at its front with adoor, c, ol' the saine material. This may be hinged to the case, shown at a', and securely locked. Probably the most convenient location for the case will be at theright of a cash-drawer, although said case and its inclosed mechanism may be readily adapted to a position at the left of said drawer, if desired. ln the counter B, directly over the said case A, is formed anv opening, l), 'for a purpose to be hereinafter explained, and a slotted metallic plate, C, somewhat larger than said opening h, is depressed in. said counter, and to this is attached a hinged cover, C.

The standard composed of side frames, D D, and transverse stay-bars d d maybe inserted within the case A, as shown in Fig. l, and integral longitudinal cleats or tongues o? formed upon the bottom of said case, between which rest the said frames D D, prevent any lateral movement of said standard. Upon said frames are mounted the shaft E, carrying a roll of paper, XV, and a latch, F, whose .free end f tits an annular groove, e, formed in one end of the said shaft, and thus holds it 'from working out of its bearings, a shaft, E', carrying a. roller or drum, (l, and ratchet-wheel l'l, a vertically-movable frame comprising a plate, I,

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having slots supported upon bars I', which vhave their bearings in the stay-bars d, be-

.CZ d, its lower end being conveniently connected to said lever K, by which the said lever L is operated, and its upper end terminating in a hook or projection, Z, which may enter a groove or slot, z", formed in one of the bars I', and thus hold the vertical movable frame down in position shown by fulllines in Fig, l.

Within the case A and upon that side nearest to the cash-drawer a sliding frame, M, is mounted, which forms an essential part of the mechanism connecting that mounted on the frame D with the drawer, slots m m being adapted to receive the studs 'n n projecting vfrom the side of said case. In order to facilitate the movement of said frame, the said slots m m may be made wide enough to receive suitable friction-rollers, N, when mounted upon said studs n n. Collars or caps n n of a larger diameter than is the width of said slots m m or of said rollers, may be also Vsecured to said studs for retaining the frame M in position. Upon this frame M is pivoted one end of the pawl H, at the free end of which is formed the hook 7L for engaging the teeth of the ratchet-wheel H, and bet-Ween the two horizontal slots m m is formed avertical slot, m', for the reception of a pin or stud, 0, (which may be provided with a frictionroller,) projecting from a bell-crank or segment of a disk, O, pivoted at o to the case A, the latter having a curvilinear slot, a3, through which said stud 0 may pass. The reverse side of said bell-crank O has projecting studs 02, which may or may not be provided with friction-rollers. A cam, P, upon that side of the cash-drawer P. adjacent to said case and the said bell-crank O is adapted to engage these studs o2 of said crank or disksegment, which rotates the same, as seen best in Figs. ll and 12, communicating motion, by means of the slotted frame M, its pawl H',

and the ratchet-wheel H, to the roll of paper IV.

IVithin the opening h in the counter B, and pivoted to the plate C, is a latch, c, adaptedv to engage a lug, c', formed upon the hinged cover C of said plate, and a helical spring, c2, is mounted upon its hinge-pin in a manner to open the said cover when the lug c shall be released from the latch c, this being effected by the movement of the frame M, caused by opening the cash-drawer, the lower end of said latch hanging' normally in front of a suitable stud or projection formed for this purpose upon said frame. The said latch is inoperative while the cash-drawer is open,

but rests in a position after the drawer shall have been closed to immediately engage the 'lug c of the spring-cover C', from which it cannot be again released until the cash-drawer is again opened.

The drum G must be provided with a hold of some sort for fastening the paper W until it shall have made one or two turns over said drum in drawing lit from the shaft E. In the drawings I show for this purpose a simple wire bail, lV, having its ends mounted in the ends of the roll or drum G. Over this bail the end of the roll of paper, W, is passed in the manner shown in Figs. l and 2, which sufficiently holds the paper until said roll G shall have made a revolution or two. The said roll or drum G may have a groove, g, across its face, iu which said bail may rest, if desired, and a spring, R, may be interposed between a collar, c, mounted on the shaft E and the drum G, by means of which said drum is forced over against a collar, e', also mounted upon said shaft at the opposite end of said drum,the friction of said spring R upon said drum G preventing any tendency in the latter to move ina rotative course except when so moved by the ratchet-wheel H.

A frame, T, may be pivoted at t t to the parts D, and by. gravity action, bearing upon the roll of paper IV, said frame prevents said roll from rotation except in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. l.

Havin g described my improvements, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the case, detachable mechanism carrying a roll of paper, and a ratchet-wheel for moving the same, of a sliding frame having a vertical and horizontal slots and a pawl for engaging the teeth of said ratchet-wheel, a bell-crank located between said case and cash-drawer and provided with a single projection at one side and two projections on its opposite side, the former engaging with the vertical slot of said sliding frame and the latter with a suitable cam upon-the cash-drawer, the said cash-drawer, and its cam, all substantially for the purpose set forth.

2. In an attachment to' money-drawers, the combination, with the counter having a slot provided with a spring-cover, of a verticallymovable frame for elevating the paper upon which to record cash transactions, and mechanism whereby said spring-cover will iiy open and expose to view the said paper each time the money-drawer is opened.

o. The combination, with the counter provided with an opening, as shown, of a frame in which is mounted a roll of paper, its winding-drum, means for moving said windingdrum in connection with a cash-drawer, and a vertically-adjustable frame adapted to carry the paper (upon which to make a record) upward within said opening in said counter.

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3L.. The Combination of the ease and a hor- In teetimony whereof I ax mysignntmein 1.o zonmllyanovahle frame thereon, the counter presence of two Witnesses. having an opening and :L latch pvoted therein and operated by said movable frame or a pro- XVILLIAM I. BLOOD. 5 jeeton thereof, and 2L suitable Spying-Cover for Said opening in Sayid Counter, having on VtnoSSes:

he under part of its free end :L slotted lng FRANK PROCTOR,

for engaging said latch when said @over is CHARLES C. PAIGE.

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